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Ben was having a MVP type season before he got injured, noone was calling out for Haley's head until Ben came back and the debacle happened. It was obvious Ben was not healhty for the last portion of the year

Bullshit. Two things changed when Ben came back.

1. 3rd down Ben wasn't saving Haley's *** anymore like he did earlier in the year. Before I started posting here, on other forums (I use the same user name) I said all year the offense trying to rely on 3rd down Ben was a disaster waiting to happen.

2. Starting with the Chiefs game teams began cheating up, playing press coverage, and taking away the short routes. Did we adjust? Did we start throwing deeper passes? No. See that pick against Cincy? The minute we went to two wides and two TEs the Bengals had Leon Hall (Their best corner) shadow Heath, he knew where we were throwing before Ben threw the pass.

Ben's arm isn't an issue. See that 60 yard bomb to Wallace? See that bomb to Brown Sunday?

The play-calling is too F'N predictable, and has been all season. If this doesn't improve? Barring Ben saving Haley's *** on 3rd down all season? 8-8 seasons will continue.

The NAME of the OC does not matter if he's nothing but a Rooney puppet.

1. 3rd down Ben wasn't saving Haley's *** anymore like he did earlier in the year. Before I started posting here, on other forums (I use the same user name) I said all year the offense trying to rely on 3rd down Ben was a disaster waiting to happen.

2. Starting with the Chiefs game teams began cheating up, playing press coverage, and taking away the short routes. Did we adjust? Did we start throwing deeper passes? No. See that pick against Cincy? The minute we went to two wides and two TEs the Bengals had Leon Hall (Their best corner) shadow Heath, he knew where we were throwing before Ben threw the pass.

Ben's arm isn't an issue. See that 60 yard bomb to Wallace? See that bomb to Brown Sunday?

The play-calling is too F'N predictable, and has been all season. If this doesn't improve? Barring Ben saving Haley's *** on 3rd down all season? 8-8 seasons will continue.

The NAME of the OC does not matter if he's nothing but a Rooney puppet.

I really believe you're a delusional troll. So Ben was saving Haley's *** earlier this season, so when the debacle happened, Ben didnt save haley(due to poor decisions by Ben) Yet it was still Haley's fault. Wow.

So when did Ben have enough time this season to actually throw the ball deep? How many times this season did we see Ben throw a pretty unaccurate deep ball? Yet, that is Haley's fault.

Also, no **** it's not Bens arm thats the issue, if you ever strained your chest, pulled a muscle in your chest, it effects your strength in your throwing motion. Ben didnt have the zip on the ball towards the end of the season, did you see that? Or are you just reading the papers and watching SC?

Your logic on this site is ****, you're going after Rooney? Seriously, the guy pays the god damn players. If he wants to see more run than so be it. The Steelers are all of a sudden pressured due to the fact that this league is a pass happy league? You talk about running the ball to much when we have a lead in the 4th quarter, did you also bitch when Cowher did the same thing? Look up Cowhers record once and see what his win loss ratio was when going into the 4th quarter with a lead.

Something you need to practice is patience, if you cant accept a 8-8 season and go off on the ledge and call for Ben to be traded/Rooney to stfu/Haley to be fired, then Id like to see how you would have handled a 4-12 season or 5-11. This team will miss the playoffs, they're not going to the sb every single season.

Haley being a 1st year OC here in pitt can be graded atleast a B. Now you want him gone? So, if we hired another OC this season, lets say Whiz, he goes 9-7 and we still miss the playoffs, averaged 21 ppg. Would you want him gone? Maybe you should just be a raiders fan.

I really believe you're a delusional troll. So Ben was saving Haley's *** earlier this season, so when the debacle happened, Ben didnt save haley(due to poor decisions by Ben) Yet it was still Haley's fault. Wow.

The play calling at times this season was too predictable. Run, run, pass clearly wasn't working, but it's what the Steelers wanted to do because they were obsessed with time of possession. Ben was put in too many 3rd & long situations, and the fact that he was able to bail the team out as often as he did before the injury shows how good of a QB he is. Next year, the Steelers should not tempt fate so often.

[QUOTESo when did Ben have enough time this season to actually throw the ball deep? How many times this season did we see Ben throw a pretty unaccurate deep ball? Yet, that is Haley's fault.[/QUOTE]

And how many times before this season have we seen Ben throw many accurate deep passes? Perhaps not throwing them as often results in a lack of chemistry between him and the WRs when going deep.

Also, no **** it's not Bens arm thats the issue, if you ever strained your chest, pulled a muscle in your chest, it effects your strength in your throwing motion. Ben didnt have the zip on the ball towards the end of the season, did you see that? Or are you just reading the papers and watching SC?

I don't think anyone is denying Ben played poorly after coming back from injury.

Your logic on this site is ****, you're going after Rooney? Seriously, the guy pays the god damn players. If he wants to see more run than so be it. The Steelers are all of a sudden pressured due to the fact that this league is a pass happy league? You talk about running the ball to much when we have a lead in the 4th quarter, did you also bitch when Cowher did the same thing? Look up Cowhers record once and see what his win loss ratio was when going into the 4th quarter with a lead.

Art did go on a media tour this season talking about how the Steelers need to go back to emphasize running the football. And let's be honest, Haley was his hire. He deserves some blame for this and it's clear he's too involved in football operations. If Jerry Jones did that stuff, we'd be laughing at the Cowboys, but when Art Rooney II does it we all have to assume he's right.

Something you need to practice is patience, if you cant accept a 8-8 season and go off on the ledge and call for Ben to be traded/Rooney to stfu/Haley to be fired, then Id like to see how you would have handled a 4-12 season or 5-11. This team will miss the playoffs, they're not going to the sb every single season.

Losing to Oakland, Tennessee, Cleveland, and San Diego destroyed this season. That's probably more on Tomlin than anyone else.

Haley being a 1st year OC here in pitt can be graded atleast a B. Now you want him gone? So, if we hired another OC this season, lets say Whiz, he goes 9-7 and we still miss the playoffs, averaged 21 ppg. Would you want him gone? Maybe you should just be a raiders fan.

He shouldn't get a B - the Steelers did worse than last year and missed the playoffs. This offense was too concerned with ball control and did not put enough emphasis on scoring. Until the Steelers change their philosophies, they will not score many points on offense.

I really believe you're a delusional troll. So Ben was saving Haley's *** earlier this season, so when the debacle happened, Ben didnt save haley(due to poor decisions by Ben) Yet it was still Haley's fault. Wow.

Poor decisions? Or PREDICTABLE decisions?

First down at the Dallas 50.

Run run pass.

First down at the Bengals 32

Run run pass.

First down at the Steelers 46 in the Bengals game in a tie game?

WR screen run run run Ben scramble

First play of the Chargers game

WR screen to the right.

First play of the 2nd half against the Chargers

WR screen to the right, Paulson stuffed and blocked into the ball.

Teams watch film, teams pick up on **** all the time.

So when did Ben have enough time this season to actually throw the ball deep?

So you make time, you spread teams out, you roll the pocket, and you give him time to make a play deep.

Not every goddamn pass has to be a straight drop back.

Watch the first play of the Packers game in 2009.

Did we do that ONCE with Haley all year?

Ben didnt have the zip on the ball towards the end of the season, did you see that?

Bullshit. Watch the throw to Burress in the endzone, that was a ****ing rocket.

He was playing awesome in Dallas before that pick. Not an issue.

Your logic on this site is ****, you're going after Rooney? Seriously, the guy pays the god damn players. If he wants to see more run than so be it.

Then do it the right way. Trade Ben, load up on running backs and defense. You don't pay Ben Roethlisberger $15 million a year to hand off twice from the Bengals 32 when your season is on the line. You don't pay Ben Roethlisberger $15 million a year to hand off three times to a RB who was suspended the week before wioth three minutes to go in the goddamn game.

Look up Cowhers record once and see what his win loss ratio was when going into the 4th quarter with a lead.

You look it up. But, right now, I'll tell you that Bill Cowher blew two playoff games when he had a lead in the 4th quarter. Including the 1993 game at KC when he went Run run pass punt, when he needed a 1st down to win the game, when his quarterback had 3 TD passes up to that point.

See what happens when they value tradition over winning?

Something you need to practice is patience, if you cant accept a 8-8 season and go off on the ledge and call for Ben to be traded/Rooney to stfu/Haley to be fired, then Id like to see how you would have handled a 4-12 season or 5-11. This team will miss the playoffs, they're not going to the sb every single season.

We don't have time for patience. Ben will be 31 in March, what do you want to do? Waste his final prime years? And, if you do want patience, like I said, you trade him, you get picks for him, you clear your cap for 2 years, and then you start over.

You can't square peg round hole an entire team because an unqualified owner wants 1975 football. Having Ben Roethlisberger in this offense is like having Seabiscuit pulling a farmer's plow.

I really believe you're a delusional troll. So Ben was saving Haley's *** earlier this season, so when the debacle happened, Ben didnt save haley(due to poor decisions by Ben) Yet it was still Haley's fault. Wow.

So when did Ben have enough time this season to actually throw the ball deep? How many times this season did we see Ben throw a pretty unaccurate deep ball? Yet, that is Haley's fault.

Also, no **** it's not Bens arm thats the issue, if you ever strained your chest, pulled a muscle in your chest, it effects your strength in your throwing motion. Ben didnt have the zip on the ball towards the end of the season, did you see that? Or are you just reading the papers and watching SC?

Your logic on this site is ****, you're going after Rooney? Seriously, the guy pays the god damn players. If he wants to see more run than so be it. The Steelers are all of a sudden pressured due to the fact that this league is a pass happy league? You talk about running the ball to much when we have a lead in the 4th quarter, did you also bitch when Cowher did the same thing? Look up Cowhers record once and see what his win loss ratio was when going into the 4th quarter with a lead.

Something you need to practice is patience, if you cant accept a 8-8 season and go off on the ledge and call for Ben to be traded/Rooney to stfu/Haley to be fired, then Id like to see how you would have handled a 4-12 season or 5-11. This team will miss the playoffs, they're not going to the sb every single season.

Haley being a 1st year OC here in pitt can be graded atleast a B. Now you want him gone? So, if we hired another OC this season, lets say Whiz, he goes 9-7 and we still miss the playoffs, averaged 21 ppg. Would you want him gone? Maybe you should just be a raiders fan.

That was a much needed a$$ whoopin', emphasis on a$$. Crash would be much better off as a Raider fan (and so would we).

You're nuts. My response to that totally kicked his ***. And he knows it.

Whatever gets your nuts off, it's just an internet forum. If you look at an internet forum to think you are the ****, I hate to say it but, you have low self esteem issues.

By the way, You completely ignored the offensive line issue this whole time. Remember when Whiz was the first year OC, look at how dominate that line was. If your going to say Ben saved Haley's as, you can pretty much say that Ben helped BA get his offensive co. job with the Colts also. Since Ben made BA look decent most of the time. Even though he threw way to many bubble screens as a "run" play to the slowest receiver we had on the field, good old Hines.

The thing with your argument is, all them 1st year guy you said that were great, they had one thing. A run game. Who did we have this year? 2 complimentary backs all season long behind a debacle of a line. Running backs who couldnt bounce the ball outside, that are in between the tackles running backs.

You emphasize pass pass pass, but what all great teams have is a solid offensive line, and a good running game. Doesnt HAVE to be great, but atleast good.